Two Melbourne men held in nationwide child-exploitation sting

12:42 PM,
Jul. 15, 2013

Written by

Stacey Barchenger
FLORIDA TODAY

Two Melbourne men -- one of whom is a federal employee at Patrick Air Force Base -- were charged as part of a nationwide child sexual exploitation crackdown in the past five weeks.

The operation targeted suspected child predators who use the Internet to entice and extort children. In all, 255 alleged child predators were arrested during the U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations and Internet Crimes Against Children operation. About 60 victims were identified. The operation ran May 28 to June 30 was dubbed "Operation iGuardian." ...